The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-30
NEWS AND NOTES.

The amount OF "cold shoulder" at the
| Queens drawing-rooms is getting 10 be
! serious.
| The presents received by Emperor vii.
liam on his birthday were sufficient 10 fill
| five furniture vans.
Gov. Hill, Of New YogS, hes done wise
thing in nominating practical locomotive
engineer to a vacant Railroad Commis-
sionership.
The French are beginning TO tax the
neeessaries OF life in order 10 support their
vast armies. This IS killing the goose
that lays the golden egg.
Castle 'iarden registers 010 more in.
migrants tor March, 1887, than for March,
1886. European pubiicists have wriltea no
such eloquent comment on European poll
cies.
When Dakota minister gives ont a
notice OF some church meeting he adds to
the traditional formula, God willing
the words and a bIizz ,rd not prevent
ing"
Some years ago a Dakota nan sold bis
wife for $4,000. With this money as a
starter he made fortune, and now he
| cynically declares that he owes all his
|
There is a young woman in Dakota who
is successfully working a 100 acre farm,
and she declares that she could work one
twice as large if the men who want to
marry her would stop bothering her.
1t is rumored that an American syndi-
cate, representing $l0,000,00o, intends to
| buy all the iron lands Of Canada Per-
| haps our transpianted cashiers have tailed
to do this because they didn't think Of it.
The Rev Dr. Curry, American minister
| to Spain, has become very popular 10
Madrid society, and is particularly iriencly
with Mgr. Rampolia, who has lately de-
clined to be the papal Secretary OF State
in succession 10 Cardinal Jacobini.
Secretary Manning's physician Is now
uttering sinister predictions a. 10 the
Presidents welfare II be does not take
more active exercise. The President il
reported as teadily increasing in weight
and his health requires activity and some
life outdoors.
Sol Smith Russell was recently presented
10 the President By Congressman SoriDyer.
Mr.. Russell told the Executive various
funny stories, which we're much arnr4ci.
ated. The President gave Mr.. Russell
more time than he usually aceord5 to
statesmen. He loves funny man.
Here is a golden opportunity for the
person who has a passion for getting up
statistics. let ham hgure ont how many
glasses OF commemorative beer were drunk
throughout the German Empire on tie
Emperor's birthday.
Bishop Warren, Of the Methodist Epls-
copal Church, does not believe in genils
preaching 10 rich sinner He saws there
are some pastors who 20 at it in this STYLE ::
Brethren, you must repent, as il were
and be converted, in a measure or you
will be damned, 10 some extent
In the Rhode Island House OF Rspresen-
tatives on the 9Th the resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution abolish
ing the registry tax and me property quail
ihcaiions was passed unanimously.
Railroad free passes are being called il.
They are being promptly surrendered,
never more TO be rc-issued We hope and
yet there Is no catsclysm or any other
conyulsiOn OF nature. The single differ
ence will be that all passengers viii have
to pay alike; that the railway bank ac-
counts will be somewhat augmented, and
that public officials, newspaper men and
other dignltaTies and ambitious persons
VIII not figure ia the conductors returns
with the suffix ID. H." 1dead head at
tached to their names, and for this ali
newspaper men at least ought to be thank
ful.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Nebraska reports a remarkable case OF
long delay in bringing murderer TO the
gallowr. The crime was committed fifteen
years ago, but the body was not found tor
a year and it was ten years before the
murderer was arrested. -Four years Of the
laws delay. followed, the accused being
three times sentenced 70 be hanged, Now
the Governor has signed the death-warrant
and the doomed man has apparently no
further chance Of escape.
But few persons in America or even ID
EDgland as far as that goes, are aequainted
with the real reason why Queen Victoria
has 30 persistently boycotted the irish
portions of her dominions. 1t appears
that years age, shortly after the Prince
Consort's death, the Dublin Corporauoh
refused point blank to grant site for ies
purpose of erecting a monument 70 ms
memory. Queen Victoria was deeply
affronted at the time, and vowed then thas
she would not visit ireland while sne
lived. During her fifty years reign sac
has only visited the Screen Isle once
The advocates OF the bill now before tns
Illinois Legislature 10 regulate the chafges
Of the Pullman sleepers are quoting rom
the last report of the Pullman Company
which shows that the expenses, including
rentals, are only 81 per cent OF the gross
earniugs. The cars. counting all oNneu
and leased, earned last year Si2oo glosss
and $3.50 net each. The company owned
and operated last year 1913 sleepers, anu
its earnings on these were $500 SS- u
has q capital stock Of sl5, 927 200 and
surplus Of S, 80; and the srase'e'
pays the porter.